"I take my hat off for USC for what they've done," he told FOX 26. "They didn't mess around with it. They just said 'let's do it now.' I think at some point our university's people are going to have make a decision."

Campbell was Texas' first-ever Heisman Trophy winner in 1977. He appreciates what Brown has done during his tenure, but he isn't afraid to say it's time for a coaching change.

"So sometimes a change is good," he said. "I think this is what we're up against at the university. Nobody wants to say that, but somebody has to break the ice and say 'yes it's time.'"